Category: Communities in Action

Rock County ranks fourth in Wisconsin in the level of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). First Choice Health Center, a program of Community Action, Inc., is hosting a free testing clinic in Janesville on August 31 to help reduce those numbers.…

The Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program, working with a multi-sector network of community partners, has been awarded funding through the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin (AHW) Endowment at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). The AHW Endowment has announced funding for…

An innovative program operated by the Southwest Community Action Program is having impressive results helping local residents learn English as a second language. The Southwest Wisconsin Multicultural Outreach Program run by Southwest CAP is helping individuals who can’t speak English overcome barriers…

The Racine Kenosha Community Action Agency (CAA) has partnered with the Covering Wisconsin organization to provide healthcare navigator services to communities in its service area. As part of the Affordable Care Act, healthcare navigators are supported by federal dollars to…

Southwestern Wisconsin, the region served by the Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program (SWCAP), like other rural areas of Wisconsin and of the Midwest, is experiencing a dramatic shift in its demographic profile. No matter where one looks in terms of…

Karl Pnazek, long-time CEO of CAP Services and a state and national leader in the Community Action movement, died peacefully at home with his wife Bonnie at his side, after a courageous battle with brain cancer and the health challenges…

At North Central Community Action Program, Inc. (NCCAP) we work with low-income individuals and families who face multiple challenges in their lives. This is not a new concept for our organization or for any Community Action Agency. Low-income people as…

A home repair and improvement pilot program designed to help older adults stay in their homes is being piloted by the Foundation for Rural Housing, Inc. The program provides older adults the opportunity to match their repair needs with the…

Antonio Hickman was 18 years old before he ever met his dad. His grandmother called him to the front door one day, where he found a man he’d never seen. His father. “I just got out of jail,” the man said.…

NEWCAP, Inc. has announced that it has been given authority from the State’s Division of Housing to provide short-term housing to homeless families and individuals in Brown County (excluding the City of Green Bay). According to Debbie Bushman, NEWCAP’s Housing…